WALDEN MIDDLE

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Kansas City, Missouri·64151
Score
72.2/100
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#96
Among 344 Missouri middle schools
#2
In Park Hill
#6
In Kansas City
Top 28%
In Missouri

Score 72.2/100: better than 72% of Missouri middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% Proficient or Advanced on state tests in Missouri, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Missouri schools.

English language arts
47%
Similar Missouri schools ≈ 43%, better than 71% of them
676 students tested
Math
51%
Similar Missouri schools ≈ 46%, better than 66% of them
675 students tested
Science
49%
Similar Missouri schools ≈ 42%, better than 73% of them
239 students tested
All Missouri schools (ELA / math)
45% / 44%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 11 published results by grade and test

As published by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6MAP44.9229
English language artsGrade 7MAP43.6236
English language artsGrade 8MAP47.8246
English language artsAll gradesMAP47.3676
MathGrade 6MAP47.1229
MathGrade 7MAP52.5234
MathGrade 8MAP24.9177
MathHigh schoolMAP97.274
MathAll gradesMAP50.6675
ScienceGrade 8MAP47.5248
ScienceAll gradesMAP48.9239

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
745
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
745
Typical middle school: 423
Free or reduced-price lunch
30%
Typical middle school: 46%

District and location

School district
City
Platte County

Contact

Address
4701 NW 56TH STREET
Kansas City, MO 64151

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Missouri. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Location

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WALDEN MIDDLE at a glance

WALDEN MIDDLE is a public middle school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Park Hill school district. It has about 745 students (a typical Missouri middle school has 423). About 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 46% at a typical Missouri middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 47% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 51% in math (similar schools: 46%) reached the state standard (% Proficient or Advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Missouri middle schools, it scores 72.2 out of 100: better than 72% of them, ranking #96 of 344. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.